Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Internal
alkene
:
An
alkene
which is not
terminal
, i.e., the carbon-carbon
pi bond
is not at the end of the carbon chain.
Internal
Alkenes
Z
-2-
Pentene
1,1-Dichloro-
E
-2-
butene
1-
Methyl
cyclohexene
Terminal Alkenes
1-
Pentene
1,1-Dichloro-1-
butene
Methylene
cyclohexane
Related terms:
Internal alkyne
,
terminal alkyne
,
monosubstituted alkene
,
disubstituted alkene
,
trisubstituted alkene
,
tetrasubstituted alkene
,
cis alkene
,
trans alkene
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